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The leading pollinator-dependent crops are vegetables and fruits, representing about €50 billion each, followed by edible oil crops, stimulants (coffee, cocoa, etc.), nuts and spices; most of these are critically important for nutrient security and healthy diets.

The total economic value of crop pollination worldwide has been estimated at €153 billion annually (Gallai et al. 2009), 9.5% per cent of the total value of the world’s agricultural food production.